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9.5.13

MAC RiRi Woo Lipstick

In the coming days all we are going to be seeing is RiRi Woo from bloggers & yes I sold out!

I went and purchased RiRi Woo like the rest of the universe. Caved under the pressure and hype! Of course we all know that it's an inspired take on Ruby Woo and both are very similar. No fancy packaging but it's once you open and begin to screw your lipstick upwards you notice what is different.

My friends & if you've followed me for a while know I live for the hooker lips & prostitute red's. Reds for every mood lol.

This was taken at night under artificial lights

Taken in natural light

Retro matte RiRi Woo is a deep undertone red. The finish is matt, drier and it's quite stiff when applying the first few times but it's ever so pigmented and I love that! It's my now go to night time red. You have RiRi's signature etched on the actual lipstick. It does get drier as the day goes on I noticed when I wore this yesterday.

This will be released again in June, so if you didn't get one this time round, you have next month.

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I agree! It's not exactly the same as Ruby Woo. I have to work on a few more swipes on the Ruby for the color to build up, whereas Riri just needed one heavy swipe and the color's already there. I noticed that Ruby Woo also is a bit drier than Riri, it's as hard as a crayon and can't work on top of a lip balm. A waxy balm can work in prior to the Riri but on a Ruby Woo, the color just slides off :(

I agree! It's not exactly the same as Ruby Woo. I have to work on a few more swipes on the Ruby for the color to build up, whereas Riri just needed one heavy swipe and the color's already there. I noticed that Ruby Woo also is a bit drier than Riri, it's as hard as a crayon and can't work on top of a lip balm. A waxy balm can work in prior to the Riri but on a Ruby Woo, the color just slides off :(

I also noticed that the brightening effect of Riri Woo on my face is different compared to Ruby Woo. Riri Woo is a dramatic, deep shade of red and it looks really fierce. I almost totally forgot about Ruby Woo, so when I decided to give Riri a rest, I could see there's just so much difference. I even thought that Ruby Woo came a little orangey after months of wearing Riri Woo! I just hope they bring it back! Riri suits my undertone!

And oh, thanks by the way for reviewing it in a way that made it a little different from the Ruby. All blogs that I read would say they're just the same, when in fact it's not! (Trust me guys). I'm willing to stick to the Riri Woo alone if it were a permanent MAC shade :(